This permit includes all your electrical wiring. The electrical service (consumer’s service) for your new house or cottage will need an additional permit that can only be issued to a licensed electrician.

Alterations, renovations, or additions to an existing house.

This permit is for alterations, additions, or renovations to an existing home (replacing lighting, finishing a rec room, renovating a kitchen, etc.), for adding or replacing up to and including 20 devices, and a subpanel if required. Devices are considered switches, receptacles, luminaires, smoke alarms, etc.

Number of devices being installed

Motors, pumps, electric heating and cooling equipment can be added to this permit but are not considered devices. If you plan to install them, they must be listed separately below.

Quantity, type, and size of additional equipment

Residential garage or similar outbuilding (shed, boathouse etc.).

This permit includes up to 20 devices and a subpanel, if required. Devices are considered switches, receptacles, luminaires, smoke alarms etc.

Buildings that house livestock, large shops such as machine shops, buildings that involve woodworking or finishing processes such as painting, or commercial vehicle repair will require permits that can only be issued to a licensed electrician.

Number of devices being installed

Motors, pumps, electric heating and cooling equipment can be added to this permit but are not considered devices. If you plan to install them, they must be listed separately below.

Quantity, type, and size of additional equipment

Electric heat, air conditioning, motors, pumps, or similar equipment only.

This permit is for installing electric heating, cooling, pumps, or motors only and includes the controls on the load side of the branch circuit overcurrent device (thermostat, disconnect, etc.).

Safety inspection of a home that has had electrical service disconnected for 6 months or longer, or of a premises in Riding Mountain National Park.

This permit is for a safety inspection of an existing home identified below. You will need a new, separate permit if repairs are necessary as the result of a safety inspection.

Type of safety inspection

For a dwelling unit that has had electrical service disconnected for 6 months or longer For a premises in Riding Mountain National Park

Add charges or changes to an existing permit.

For supplementing an existing permit only. You cannot supplement an existing permit issued for the safety inspection of a home that had its electrical service disconnected for 6 months or longer, or the safety inspection of a home located in Riding Mountain National Park.

Original permit number

Type of supplemental permit: extra inspection for deficiencies found in a previous inspection expired permit additional equipment or devices not included on the original permit